Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-11

Ketchum Keystone.

80 ONoNDA isHi on' 'po DtShe ooic "a
bullion week to Blackfoot of an av-
erage value of 81 900.
The Atlanta Gold company shipped
s35, 800 bullion during the first two
weeks of October.
The new concentrating works at
Bayhorss have just been completed
aud from all indicasions promises to
De valuable improvement.
The Clayton company sent out
10000 pounds of bullion and 10000
pounds of ore during October. The
Ramshorn company also shipped 49,
OOO pounds of ore during the same
time to Omaha.
1t is being rumored that the nego-
tiations pending for months past for
the sale of the Mammoth copper
mine at Houston, are about being
brought to successful close. The
proposed purchaser is said to be a
syndicate of English capitalists.
MIR. A. F. Parker, editor of the
Idaho Free Press, published at
Grangeville, Idaho county, arrived
in town on Thursday. The object
of bis visit is to assist the movement
against the segregation of the terri
tory and he feels confident that the
steadily growing opposition to any
partition of the territory will prevail
and Idaho remain undisturbed.
The mystery surrounding the hang
ing of a Chinese woman some time
ago at Custer City, is being slowly
unraveled and sufficient evidence has
been discovered to show that a ce-
lestial named Sam Hop was the party
guilty of the atrocious deed He at
tempted to borrow two hundred dol
lars from the woman but failed. He
afterwards called on the woman, got
her drunk and hung her to tie rafterr
of the cabin in which she lived. At
ter ransacking her trunk, obtaining
several hundred dollars and consider
able jewelry he left the country, pass
ing through Ketchum en- his way
Est He is thought to be in Chi
cago.
All Kung, who murdered a fellow
countryman named All Poh Nee
several weeks ago in the Chimes,
store at Custer City, was captured
on Sunday last at Sboshone by ;
deputy sheriff through information
furnished by Constable Mourning o
this town. The celestial was taker
TO Haley to await the coming o
Sheriff Davis of Custer county VIII
arrived here during the week ant
took the prisoner in charge Som
doubts were at first expressed, as I
the arrested Chinaman being tn
right man but these were soon dis
sipated by his making an offer OF fl
" dollars to the officer TO let him z,
4 day or two after his arrest be col
fessed to the killing of All Poh Ne
nut claimed that it was done by al
cident. kung claims that Chini
man called Tim is the cause of all IL
4 trouble. On three different occ
2, sions Tim is the cause of all Il
: trouble. On three different occ
;. sions Tim succeeded in making kur
l. lose Job and the irate celesti
meeting him in the store upbraid,
him for his action and ended by te
ing him that he knew of his killing
C-lnaman in Idaho city number
years ago and he might get iu trou
Id if he continued his prosecutor
kung declares that Tim made use
e, threats that caused him to arm hil
;, self. Going into the store afterwa
;. Tim commenced his abuse and ku
lie drew his pistol TO shoot him. Just
L he pulled the trigger, Poh Nee
tempted to interfere and received t
bullet intended for Tim. After Z
- shooting kung hastily left the cor
= try coming to ketchum by way
= Sawtooth. He remained here sew
=
al DAYS and finally left here with
intention of going to California WI
arrested at Shoshone.
Il Caldwell Tribune.
%, The German colony which arri'
a. in Caldwell short time since b:
vs. already put houses on their cla
and are furnishing them in g
shape. They have come to stay.
ed- Never was so much difficulty
eh perienced as at present 70 emp
I'D day laoorers. The order of east
things is reversed, and instead of
nd ing two men TO the JOB there are
to OBS to the man. Two men h